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Asian stocks fell, British pound rose; Key financial events coming up this week
July 16th, 2018
Asian stocks fell as mixed economic data in China failed to allay concern about the world’s second largest economy’s ability to the withstand the impact of the trade dispute. Crude slid and the yen traded near the weakest level ...
Euro nears four-week highs as the Chinese yuan rebounded
July 10th, 2018
The Chinese yuan rebounded and the euro rose to its highest since June 14 on Monday as investors bought riskier assets following favourable U.S. jobs data last week and evidence that global trade tension has not yet slowed economic ...
Early investors review: Asian stocks traded mixed Wednesday; Euro to Dollar rose
July 4th, 2018
Asian stocks traded mixed Wednesday as the yuan recovered from its recent decline, which had unsettled investors amid trade tensions and prompted verbal intervention from Chinese officials. Equities in China and Hong Kong fell, reversing gains within the first ...
Asia stocks fall, euro slipped; Key events coming up this week
July 3rd, 2018
Asia stocks extended declines and the yuan slumped once again amid debate surrounding the impact of an escalating trade war and fear of contagion to emerging markets. Treasury yields dipped and the dollar steadied. Share indexes in Tokyo and ...
The euro and the pound fell; Stocks dropped in Asia on Monday
July 2nd, 2018
Stocks dropped in Asia on Monday after capping their worst quarter since 2015 last month, as investors gird for U.S. tariff hikes on Chinese imports that could damp export demand across the region. Oil fell and the dollar headed ...
Is China part Of the “Emerging Market Crisis”?
June 29th, 2018
Being huge, consequential and technologically advanced, China isn’t normally lumped into the “emerging” category with Brazil and Argentina. To most observers they’ve already left the kids table and are now seated with the developed-world adults. But that might be ...
Asian stocks fell, gold rose, Aussie dollar declined; Key events to watch for this week
June 19th, 2018
Asian stocks fell alongside U.S. equity futures and the yen spiked as the U.S. and China engaged in a new round of trade threats. Gold and Treasuries climbed. The steepest slides were seen in Hong Kong and China — ...
Living Dangerously
June 18th, 2018
Regular readers of Goldmoney’s Insights should be aware by now that the cycle of business activity is fuelled by monetary policy, and that the periodic booms and slumps experienced since monetary policy has been used in an attempt ...
Dollar in best week since 2016; Asian stocks traded mixed Friday
June 15th, 2018
Asian stocks traded mixed Friday as plans for U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports revived concerns about global trade growth. The dollar extended gains, heading for its best week since 2016 after the Federal Reserve signaled further tightening in 2018 ...
Asian shares slip on Fed hike; S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite dropped
June 14th, 2018
Asian shares eased on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and took a more hawkish tone in forecasting a slightly faster pace of tightening, while concerns about U.S.-China trade frictions kept investors on edge. Chinese retail sales ...